Newmark Hires Gonzalo Ladrón de Guevara From Savills to Lead Spain Capital Markets Push
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Hines Names Laura Hines-Pierce and Adam Hines Co-CEOs in Planned Leadership Transition
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LaSalle Investment Management Expands Marc Fauchille's Role to Lead Asset Management in France and Luxembourg
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Harrison Street Taps Jon Glass as Managing Director to Lead Senior Housing Asset Management Expansion
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Colliers Appoints Martijn van der Heijden as Director of Retail Capital Markets in the Netherlands
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JLL Names Dan O'Connor Head of Capital Markets in Ireland Leadership Overhaul
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CBRE Investment Management Appoints Frank Aalbers as EMEA Residential Asset Operations Lead
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Newmark Taps Meg Hanley as Senior Vice President to Lead 601W's 21 Million-Square-Foot Office Portfolio
Newmark has named Meg Hanley as Senior Vice President and Account Executive to lead the firm's recently awarded property management assignment for 601W Companies' U.S. office portfolio, which spans more than 21 million square feet across Chicago, New York, New Jersey and Los Angeles. Hanley brings more than 20 years of commercial real estate experience, most recently leading Sterling Bay Property Management at JLL.
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Howard Hughes Names Kate Kaminski President of Arizona Region to Lead Teravalis
Howard Hughes Communities has promoted Kate Kaminski to President of the Arizona Region, succeeding Charley Freericks in a planned transition. Kaminski will oversee Teravalis, the company's 37,000-acre master planned community in Buckeye, Arizona.
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Sonae Sierra Names Luís Mota Duarte as CEO, Effective January 2027
Sonae Sierra has named Luís Mota Duarte, currently the company's deputy CEO, as its next chief executive officer, effective January 2027. Mota Duarte will succeed Fernando Guedes de Oliveira, who is stepping down after 35 years at Sierra and more than four decades with the Sonae group.
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Kettler Promotes Kimberly Ramsey to Executive Vice President of Property Management Operations
Kettler has promoted Kimberly Ramsey to Executive Vice President of Property Management Operations, expanding her oversight of service operations, community operations, property marketing, and learning and development across the firm's multifamily portfolio. Ramsey joined Kettler in 2018 when the portfolio stood at 19,000 units and has since helped grow it to more than 27,000 units.
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Melissa Schrock Joins The Davis Companies as Managing Director of Mixed-Use Development
The Davis Companies has appointed Melissa Schrock to the newly created position of Managing Director of Mixed-Use Development, where she will oversee the firm's growing national portfolio of mixed-use properties. Schrock joins Davis from HRP Group, where she supported approximately 5 million square feet of mixed-use and life-science innovation projects.
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ECI Group Promotes Suzy Alford to General Counsel and Chief Operating Officer
Atlanta-based ECI Group has elevated Suzy Alford to the dual role of General Counsel and Chief Operating Officer, effective September 4, 2026. The promotion consolidates legal, risk management, human resources, information technology and property operations under a single executive.
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Franklin Street Hires Kevin Madden as Managing Director to Expand New York Insurance Brokerage
Franklin Street has hired Kevin Madden as managing director in its New York office, marking the firm's second senior appointment in the market. Madden spent 25 years as Real Estate Industry Leader at Aon before joining the Tampa-headquartered commercial real estate services firm.
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Mountpark Appoints Hugues Desbarrieres as Country Director to Accelerate French Logistics Growth
Mountpark has appointed Hugues Desbarrieres as Country Director France, strengthening its senior leadership team as the European logistics developer looks to accelerate development activity across the French market. Desbarrieres joins from Scannell Properties France, where he oversaw the development and acquisition of a 390,000 sq m logistics portfolio.
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Croatan Investments Hires Ammanuel Metta as Senior Vice President of Transactions in Texas
Croatan Investments has hired Ammanuel Metta as Senior Vice President, Transactions, based in Texas, to strengthen the firm's multifamily origination and execution capabilities across the Sun Belt. Metta brings nearly two decades of multifamily investment experience across Texas and other major U.S. markets.
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Craig Hughes Named CEO of Mountpark as Affinius Capital Advances Pan-European Logistics Platform
Affinius Capital and Mountpark have named Craig Hughes as Chief Executive Officer of the pan-European logistics development company, marking the next step in the platform's leadership evolution following Affinius's full acquisition of the business in 2024. Hughes brings senior leadership experience from PwC and Ernst & Young to a developer that controls more than 3.3 million square meters of future development pipeline across Europe.
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Newmark Appoints Christoph Härle as Hotel Sector Chairman for DACH Region
Newmark has appointed Christoph Härle as Chairman for its hotel sector operations in Germany, Austria and Switzerland, tasking him with building a dedicated transactions and advisory team. Härle brings roughly three decades of hotel investment experience, including 25 years at JLL, to the newly established platform.
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Denise Dexter Joins CBRE as Charlotte Market Leader Amid Southeast Leadership Realignment
CBRE has appointed Denise Dexter as Senior Managing Director and Charlotte Market Leader, succeeding Brett Gray, who moves into an expanded regional role overseeing Atlanta and the Carolinas. Dexter joins from JLL, where she held senior brokerage and operations leadership positions across the Southeast.
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